Monday, August 15, 2011

Daughter of Korea's Favorite Korean Things: Highway Rest Stops 휴게소

Without a doubt one of my favorite things in Korea is the highway rest stop (휴게소). It's part and parcel of taking a vacay in Korea. You can't find these rest stops just anywhere though, they can only be found along the major highways. The reason I like them so much is that there's such a variety of food and so much to see, it's like cruising a Taiwanese night market - well not quite but kind of.^^

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The Korean word for rest stop is 휴게소.

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This is typical rest stop food, it's also typical street food. It's chicken galbi on a stick. To be honest I've never eaten one while in Korea cause I have a bad stomach and don't wanna risk getting diarrhea on a road trip@@ The reason I think I have such a bad stomach is cause I only ate night market food while in Taiwan for 2 years straight.

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Waffles and next to them on the left fish sticks?

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Corn dogs.

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Corn on a cob. I never touch this either - too healthy kkkkk

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Dukbolgi - the most typical Korean street food. I only like to eat it in the winter.

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Squid. Very smelly but delicious with beer.

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This is the Korean sign for walnut cakes.

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The inside of a walnut cake has a walnut and red bean paste. Taiwan has a similiar cake but there is custard inside as well. I personally like the custard ones better.

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These are rest stop potatoes. Maybe just as famous as walnut cakes because you can only find them at highway rest stops. Here's a recipe for them from my favorite Korean food site Aeri's Kitchen Rest Stop Potato

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Hodduck is an oily flap jack (not pancake but fried bread dough) with brown sugar and seasame seeds in the middle. Super tasty - once again I only like to eat it in the winter cause it's hot and oily.

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Sweet Potato Fries.

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Korean Toast - Super yummy!

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Meat on a stick. These go for around $2US.

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The only thing that I've noticed Korean rest stops lack is proper and delicious coffee.

You can pretty much buy anything you'll need for a trip to the beach or mountains or wherever you're going.

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Not all rest stops are created equal of course but some are pretty awesome. The one we went to - 망향 - had loads of information for tourists, maps, nursing rooms, children's potties, bank machines, restaurants, ect.